Micah Tirop, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, won The Middle Half Marathon this morning in Murfreesboro with a blistering time of 1:05:43. He held off Joseph Maina, from Richmond, Kentucky, by just 15 seconds. Paul Michel rounded out the medal stand with an impressive 1:07:02

Men Top 9 Results (Sub 1:20)

Micah Tirop (Murfreesboro, TN) 27M – 1:05:43

Joseph Maina (Richmond, KY) 28M – 1:05:58

Paul Michel (Gunnison, CO) 27M – 1:07:02

Scott Wietecha (Goodlettsville, TN) 29M – 1:10:37

Bradley Chronister (Manchester, TN) 24M – 1:16:54

Cameron Aly (Bowling Green, KY) 21M – 1:17:15

John Thorpe (Nashville, TN) 36M – 1:18:35

Chad Hintz (Thompsons Station, TN) 25M – 1:19:43

Timothy O’Leary (Antioch, TN) 48M – 1:19:49

Janet Cherobon was the fastest female on the day. She finished the flat and fast course with a time of 1:17:12. Sonja Freind-Uhl (1:19:00) and Jillian Mastroianni (1:24:12) were the 2nd and 3rd place female finishers respectively.